A photo of late Rothschild Fire Chief Steve Fritz's fire gear sits on a shelf. A group of firefighters will participate Saturday in a Milwaukee stair climb in honor of Fritz.

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Katie Hoffman
Daily Herald Media

Two local firefighters Saturday will participate in an event to benefit the American Lung Association and honor Rothschild Fire Chief Steve Fritz, who died of a heart attack in December at age 58.

The Fight for Air Climb will take place Saturday in Milwaukee at the U.S. Bank building - the tallest building in Wisconsin. Participants will climb all 42 stories of the downtown building - a total of 84 flights of stairs.

Rothschild firefighter Thomas Mahar, 35, organized and participated in past stair climbs in the Wausau area, including the 9/11 stair climb downtown. He had plans to get a team ...